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Garry Tonon returns to action on December 4 with a fight against Koyomi Matsushima of Japan.
Tonon is undefeated in MMA with a perfect 5-0 record. Three of his wins are via submission, and he is ranked #17 in the FloGrappling Jiu-Jitsu in MMA Ranking. ONE Championship have Tonon ranked #5 in their featherweight (155lb) division. A win over #3-ranked former title challenger Matsushima (12-4) could put Tonon in line for a shot at the ONE Championship featherweight title.
Tonon, 29, last fought MMA in May of 2019. Sidelined due to a lengthy contract renegotiation, Tonon returned to the grappling world and competed at ADCC, Fight to Win and Who's Number One, going 7-2 in no-gi grappling matches during that time and taking a bronze medal at ADCC.
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Tonon told the SCMP that he will be without John Danaher or Tom DeBlass in his corner, traveling instead with a training partner.